First Barcelona Test

First Barcelona Test - Fourth Day

3rd & 7 37yd

@hotstuf: Tyre skidmark

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 1:16:47 PM
Rosberg and Kvyat are the first to to return to the track after an extended lunch break for everyone.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 1:17:55 PM
A while ago Renault said their target for this year is to win 5 races. Do you think this is possible with the current drivers in Red Bull and Toro Rosso? Only Riccardo has really proved himself.

by Anthony Dadley 2/22/2015 1:18:14 PM
@AnthonyDadley: Ricciardo won three races with a car that was a firm second to Mercedes last year. I think he's capable of five or more in a season alone with a good car. Kvyat shouldn't be underrated but it's fair to say he still has to prove himself. Sainz and Verstappen are both young, but Sainz comes to F1 as the Formula Renault 3.5 and you can't ask for a much better credential than that. Verstappen is an unknown, but Red Bull has a lot of faith in him and historically that is a good sign.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 1:20:51 PM
I can't see any damage to the front of his car. Where was the impact?

by Rodster 2/22/2015 1:22:58 PM
@Rodster: The front wing was missing, but it's an odd one because it doesn't seem like that heavy an impact.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 1:23:27 PM
For those asking, this is all the information we have on Alonso at the moment. No news on whether the car will return to the track at the moment, but we will bring you more news when we have it.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 1:24:55 PM
Fernando Alonso airlifted to hospital after testing crash
ESPN F1Fernando Alonso crashed during the final morning of this week's test at the Circuit de Catalunya and was taken to the medical centre as a precaution - news from McLaren F1

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 1:25:21 PM
Vettel, Grosjean, Kvyat, Rosberg and Bottas are all on track at the moment.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 1:27:36 PM
Anything wrong with Sauber? 3 laps, no time set.

by Adam 2/22/2015 1:30:21 PM
how much can SFI benefit from this testing, considering they are running a 2k14 car

by Anupam Patra 2/22/2015 2:10:26 PM
The recovery vehicle is finally moving from Turn 1 so looks like we'll be back up and running shortly.

by Nate Saunders 2/22/2015 2:39:08 PM
The green flags go out and Rosberg heads straight out in his Mercedes.

by Nate Saunders 2/22/2015 2:41:40 PM
After his checks at the local hospital, McLaren confirms Alonso is "uninjured and fine".

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:08:49 PM
Alonso had a CT scan at the hospital but it revealed no injuries

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:11:55 PM
Back to the action and the Lotus and Williams return to the track now the Toro Rosso has been cleared.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:13:23 PM
Thank God! I was so afraid that he might be seriously injured!

by danny11 2/22/2015 3:14:06 PM
Good to see Sir Frank Williams in the paddock this week

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:17:20 PM
I Presume McLaren have wrapped up for this test then....

by quadge 2/22/2015 3:17:49 PM
@quadge: No confirmation of that yet

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:18:00 PM
Fernando Alonso 'uninjured and fine' after Barcelona crash
ESPN F1Fernando Alonso is "uninjured and fine" after his crash during the fourth day of testing in Barcelona, McLaren has confirmed - news from McLaren F1

by Nate Saunders 2/22/2015 3:18:11 PM
Another red flag. This time its the Williams that's stopped at Turn 4.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:21:55 PM
McLaren has now confirmed it will take no further part in today's test, bringing an early end to its second pre-season test. Just four days left of testing before Melbourne now.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:23:37 PM
What caused mclaren crashed? Driver's error or something is wrong in the car itself?

by bongc888 2/22/2015 3:23:47 PM
@bongc888: We don't know at the moment, the team are investigating. It seems like an odd accident, but I'm not going to speculate without any hard facts.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:24:33 PM
More information coming through from Sainz's recent stoppage. It seems he was sent to the medical centre afterwards but is fine and is now back in the garage. We've sent Nate down to Toro Rosso to find out more.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:26:28 PM
It seems there was some front wing damage to the Toro Rosso, so most likely Sainz hit the barriers at Turn 4.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:28:00 PM
Grosjean has gone fastest with a 1:24.681 on the soft tyres

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:34:03 PM
Felipe Nasr has also improved to a 1:24.956 in the Sauber but he's on super-softs

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:37:27 PM
McLaren will definitely have hard time in Melbourne. Do you agree Nate?

by dnero 2/22/2015 3:38:09 PM
@dnero: We'll see what the cause of the accident was this afternoon once the team has finished its investigations, but even without that crash they are definitely behind. The car is clearly pretty quick, but the question is whether they can exploit its full potential and get it running reliably in the space of less than three weeks. Red Bull managed an impressive turnaround from testing to the first race last year, but each team is different.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:40:17 PM
Vettel, Nasr and Rosberg are the only cars on track right now.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:41:12 PM
Grosjean is a fan of the soft times right now. Back on track in the Lotus as he looks set to complete over 100 laps before the end of the day.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:45:53 PM
Actually it looks like Grosjean is now on the super-softs so we might see an even quicker lap...

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:48:20 PM
And we do a 1:24.067 - the fastest of the test so far.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:48:36 PM
Bottas is back on track after that stoppage not so long ago. He's on the hard tyres and it looks like Williams has had no interest in chasing times so far today.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:50:15 PM
Ferrari should rather leave F1 if they could not sort things out for a decent outing in testing.

by bongc888 2/22/2015 3:55:47 PM
@bongc888: This is testing. Things sometimes go wrong, but this is by no means a disastrous pre-season for Ferrari - in fact it's the best I can remember for several years. They aren't going to leave the sport based on one day with 69 laps.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 3:57:00 PM
by Formula 1 via twitter 2/22/2015 3:58:26 PM
Would be nice to see Lotus and Grosjean competitive again...

by Iker 2/22/2015 4:01:27 PM
@kathy: It did come back out Seb completed another five laps just now. A stop of that length is most likely an engine or gearbox change.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 5:00:02 PM
We have got green flags again for the final minute of this week's test

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 5:00:33 PM
Rosberg, Kvyat, Bottas and Vettel all head back out for one last blast

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 5:01:00 PM
The chequered flag comes out and with it the second pre-season test of 2015 comes to an end.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 5:02:45 PM
Thanks for joining us this week. We'll have a full session report and we are gathering quotes and information from the paddock as I type. Check back on the website later for more reaction to today's event and the week's test in general.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 5:03:52 PM
We'll be back next week for the final pre-season test of the year (Thursday to Sunday). I hope you'll join us.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/22/2015 5:04:25 PM

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